Question

Chemical digestion of starch foods begins in the

Answer 1

Answer:

"The chemical digestion of starches begins in the mouth and has been reviewed above. In the small intestine, pancreatic amylase does the 'heavy lifting' for starch and carbohydrate digestion""

Answer 2

Answer:

"The digestion of carbohydrates begins in the mouth. The salivary enzyme amylase begins the breakdown of food starches into maltose, a disaccharide."